Learning AutoCAD 2014 with 100 Practical Exercises (Learning. with 100 Practical Exercices)

AutoCAD 2014 is the most respected and used program by designers, engineers, and architects. With this manual you will learn to comfortably handle its most basic tools. In this new version of AutoCAD, there are interesting developments, both in appearance and in tools and features, that increase the possibilities of creation and technical design. With this book you will learn how to modify the graphical appearance of lines, arcs, dimensions, and multiple leaders with multifunction grips; create arrays of objects quickly and easily with the matrix function of the Copy tool and the tool path associative array; check how easy it is to find all types of content in the Content Explorer and get help and information about how the program works in the Autodesk Exchange window; group objects and more accurately control the clustering tool and the Group Manager; and know the display label of the viewers and use the AutoComplete function to know how to write the commands in the command line.

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